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Legal

Supreme Court denies Florida’s request to enforce anti-drag law during appeal

By Matt Tracy
LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chairs Tiffany Cabán of Queens and Crystal Hudson of Brooklyn leads the City Council's banner.
Seniors

City Council votes to establish commission on LGBTQ older adults

By Dashiell Allen
Head to the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art to see Gemma Rolls-Bentley celebrate the US. publication of “Queer Art: From Canvas to Club, and the Spaces Between” with writer, curator, and activist Kimberly Drew and artist Clifford Prince King.
Events

What to do in queer NYC Nov. 16-19

By Michael Shirey
Billy Porter is stepping into the world of dance music in his latest album.
Cinema

Billy Porter hits the dance floor on his fifth album with the goal of ‘trying to heal people’

By Mark Kennedy, AP
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LI Press

George Santos Not Running For Re-Election To House of Representatives

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Schneps Podcasts

Fostering Equity for NY’s K-12 After School and Summer Programs w Rachel Gazdick

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and a host of elected officials gathered in November of 2023 to announce the Hate Crimes Modernization Act.
From the Editor

The need for a sustained, coordinated front against hate

By Matt Tracy
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Cinema

‘Saltburn’ is a twisted story of class and attraction

By Gary M. Kramer
Jaiyah Saelua played on an American Samoa soccer team that is now the focus of a new film, "Next Goal Wins."
Cinema

Q&A: trans soccer player Jaiyah Saelua on ‘Next Goal Wins’ and American Samoa’s underdog story

By Gary M. Kramer
A vigil at Corona Plaza on Transgender Day of Remembrance in 2022.
Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance vigils planned across New York City

By Matt Tracy
The American LGBTQ+ museum's first traveling exhibit celebrates the history of Lambda Legal.
History

American LGBTQ+ Museum’s first traveling exhibition celebrates Lambda Legal’s history

By Dashiell Allen
Sonny Kiss in "Out in the Ring," directed by Ry Levey.
Cinema

Q&A with ‘Out in the Ring’ filmmaker Ry Levey

By Gary M. Kramer
“Maggots and Men” is an experimental Russian-language film that features a large cast of trans actors.
Cinema

BAM’s Masc Film Series marks Transgender Awareness Week

By Gary M. Kramer
Robert Suarez of Bethpage Federal Credit Union presents Ethan Geto with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Gay City News Impact Awards

Photos from the 2023 Gay City News Impact Awards, presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union

By Gay City News
The Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse is home to the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Legal

Federal court rejects challenge to Florida’s anti-trans sports law

By Arthur S. Leonard
Eliza Byard, the former executive director of GLSEN, with former National LGBTQ Task Force executive director Rea Carey.
New York City

Women in the spotlight at LGBT Center’s 26th annual event

By Donna Aceto

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Arts

  • “Our Land," directed by Lucrecia Martel, opens May 1 at Film Forum. ‘Our Land’ investigates the injustices of Argentina’s history
  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’
  • The stage at the Publishing Triangle’s 38th annual awards ceremony at the New School. ‘Every book is an act of resistance’: Publishing Triangle’s annual awards ceremony honors LGBTQ books and authors
  • The "Sakia, Sakia, Sakia, Sakia" mural along the McCarter Highway painted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in memory of Sakia Gunn in 2016 as a part of the Newark Downtown District’s Gateways to Newark initiative, “Portraits.” Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films
  • lthough “Tropical Park” was shot without a written script, it hits certain beats in a structured manner. Museum of the Moving Image’s ‘First Look’ series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes

Crime

  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

Perspectives

  • Andy Humm and Ruth Messinger in the aftermath of the passage of New York City's gay rights bill. Forty years since New Yorkers won gay rights, the fight for justice is more urgent than ever
  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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